20 Most Dangerous States for 2009

The results, According to the CQ Press’s annual Crime State Rankings, are in. States are compared against the national average for six crimes, each carrying equal weight. The rankings in crime, out of 50 states, are ranked: 1 = worst to 50 = best.

1. Nevada - Assault: 8, Burglary: 8, Murder: 6, Motor Vehicle Theft: 1, Rape: 7, Robbery: 1
2. Louisiana – Assault: 2, Burglary: 3, Murder: 1, Motor Vehicle Theft: 17, Rape: 24, Robbery: 18
3. South Carolina - Assault: 1, Burglary: 4, Murder: 5, Motor Vehicle Theft: 14, Rape: 10, Robbery: 17
4. New Mexico – Assault: 6, Burglary: 9, Murder: 4, Motor Vehicle Theft: 7, Rape: 2, Robbery: 22
5. Florida – Assault: 6, Burglary: 6, Murder: 12, Motor Vehicle Theft: 11, Rape: 20, Robbery: 3
6. Tennessee – Assault: 3, Burglary: 5, Murder: 15, Motor Vehicle Theft: 18, Rape: 17, Robbery: 8
7. Alaska – Assault: 4, Burglary: 34, Murder: 15, Motor Vehicle Theft: 16, Rape: 1, Robbery: 34
8. Arizona – Assault: 19, Burglary: 14, Murder: 8, Motor Vehicle Theft: 2, Rape: 32, Robbery: 14
9. Maryland – Assault: 9, Burglary: 23, Murder: 2, Motor Vehicle Theft: 6, Rape: 45, Robbery: 2
10. Michigan – Assault: 12, Burglary: 17, Murder: 10, Motor Vehicle Theft: 9, Rape: 3, Robbery: 19
11. Arkansas – Assault: 10, Burglary: 2, Murder: 10, Motor Vehicle Theft: 33, Rape: 4, Robbery: 24
12. Georgia – Assault: 21, Burglary: 12, Murder: 6, Motor Vehicle Theft: 8, Rape: 42, Robbery: 6
13. Alabama – Assault: 22, Burglary: 7, Murder: 3, Motor Vehicle Theft: 24, Rape: 22, Robbery: 11
14. California – Assault: 17, Burglary: 25, Murder: 17, Motor Vehicle Theft: 3, Rape: 40, Robbery: 5
15. Texas – Assault: 16, Burglary: 11, Murder: 19, Motor Vehicle Theft: 12, Rape: 17, Robbery: 9
16. Oklahoma – Assault: 11, Burglary: 13, Murder: 18, Motor Vehicle Theft: 15, Rape: 6, Robbery: 31
17. Delaware – Assault: 7, Burglary: 20, Murder: 27, Motor Vehicle Theft: 28, Rape: 11, Robbery: 4
18. North Carolina – Assault: 20, Burglary: 1, Murder: 13, Motor Vehicle Theft: 21, Rape: 36, Robbery: 15
19. Missouri – Assault: 13, Burglary: 19, Murder: 13, Motor Vehicle Theft: 10, Rape: 33, Robbery: 21
20. Illinois – Assault: 15, Burglary: 29, Murder: 19, Motor Vehicle Theft: 29, Rape: 26, Robbery: 7

You can read more about how they figured their statistics HERE.